THE General Trias City government under Mayor Luis Ferrer IV and Vice Mayor Jonas Labuguen has stepped up its fight against dengue with the launch of a Dengue Prevention and Control Campaign at the Navarro Elementary School in Barangay Navarro in this city.
The City Health Office under Dr. Jonathan Luseco is collaborating in the implementation of the drive for the safety of Gentriseño citizens against the mosquito-borne disease.
The local government was alarmed by the increase in dengue incidence in the area, which reached 479 cases representimg 343 percent compared to last year’s data according to morbidity week 1 to 11 of this year and last year‘s 108 cases.
The Local Department of Education, school officials and student leaders also assisted in intensifying the campaign.
